Global energy demand rose by 2.3 per cent in 2018: IEA

Global energy demand grew by 2.3 per cent in 2018, with natural gas accounting for 45 per cent of the rise in energy consumption, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global Energy & CO2 Status Report

OPIC advances first financing project in Chad

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the USA government’s development finance institution, has committed US$10mn to support the introduction of off-grid solar kits and appliances in Chad